Pablo Lizama Riquelme
Pablo Lizama Riquelme (born May 16, 1941 in Santiago de Chile ) is a Chilean clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Antofagasta .
Life
Pablo Lizama Riquelme was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile on July 6, 1967 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Prelate of Illapel on December 19, 1985 . The Archbishop of Santiago de Chile , Juan Francisco Cardinal Fresno Larraín , donated him episcopal ordination on March 9 of the next year ; Co- consecrators were Carlos González Cruchaga , Bishop of Talca , and José Joaquín Matte Varas , Military Bishop of Chile . The inauguration in Illapel took place a week later.
On February 24, 1988, he was appointed auxiliary bishop in Talca. The Pope appointed him on April 4, 1991 as the first bishop of the diocese of Melipilla, established on the same date . The inauguration took place on May 1st of the same year. On January 4, 1999, he was appointed military bishop of Chile. On February 27, 2004, the Pope appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of Antofagasta. With Patricio Infante Alfonso's retirement , he succeeded him on November 26, 2004 in the office of Archbishop of Antofagasta. Pope Benedict XVI also appointed him on October 9, 2012 for the vacancy until March 29, 2014 as Apostolic Administrator of Iquique .
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on June 8, 2017.
He is the Grand Chancellor of the Catholic University of Northern Chile .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Antofagasta (Cile) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 8, 2017, accessed June 8, 2017 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe OFM |
Prelate of Illapel 1985–1988 |
Rafael de la Barra Tagle SVD |
| --- |
Bishop of Melipilla 1991–1999 |
Enrique Troncoso Troncoso |
| Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortazar SSCC |
Military Bishop of Chile 1999-2004 |
Juan Barros Madrid |
| Patricio Infante Alfonso |
Archbishop of Antofagasta 2004–2017 |
Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lizama Riquelme, Pablo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Antofagasta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Chile |